Netrebko Faces Backlash After Attempt to Stay Away From Putin

Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, one of opera’s biggest stars, faced backlash in her home country after she tried to distance herself from President Vladimir V. Putin during her invasion of Ukraine on Friday. Miss Netrebko issuance A statement on Wednesday that appears to be an attempt to revive his international career, which has recently collapsed …

Vaccination Mandatory is an American Tradition. So is Backlash.

“They were the ones who called for it,” said Andrew Wehrman, an associate professor of history at Central Michigan University who studies the politics of medicine in colonial and revolutionary times. “There is no record that I have seen or looked at of any soldier refusing or protesting this.” Buoyed by the success of the …

In Backlash Against Racial Showdown, Conservative Publishers See Gold

Right-wing publications like Fox News this year took aim aggressively a scholarly framework in critical race theory that examines the role of law and other institutions in perpetuating racial inequality, rather than focusing on individual prejudice. Critics say it’s a divisive belief system that portrays whiteness as inherently bad and unfairly portrays the country as …

In Backlash Against Racial Showdown, Conservative Publishers See Gold

While staff in mainstream households have long leaned politically to the left, publishers have traditionally released books from across the political spectrum, and the conservative market has been lucrative for them – three of this week’s New York Times top ten best-selling books of nonfiction are conservative books. . Many of these books have been …

Coca-Cola Changes the Flavor of Coca-Cola Zero, Risking Backlash

Coca-Cola changed the taste of its soda in 1985 and angered a nation. Now, the company is doing it again and risking another revolt. This time around, it’s changing the taste and appearance of one of its most popular soft drinks: Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, better known as Coke Zero, the dietary byproduct that’s supposed to …